Mozilla Firefox up to 114 Drag/Drop API Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 114 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Drag/Drop API. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-37203. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 114 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Drag/Drop API. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/04/2023 by Paul Nickerson as Bug 291640 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The advisory contains:

Insufficient validation in the Drag and Drop API in conjunction with social engineering, may have allowed an attacker to trick end-users into creating a shortcut to local system files. This could have been leveraged to execute arbitrary code.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-37203. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/16/2024).

Upgrading to version 115 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 115

Timelineinfo

06/28/2023 🔍
07/04/2023 +6 days 🔍
07/04/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2023 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2025 +660 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 291640
Researcher: Paul Nickerson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-37203 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232963

Entryinfo

Created: 07/05/2023 14:39
Updated: 04/25/2025 09:42
Changes: 07/05/2023 14:39 (17), 07/05/2023 14:42 (28), 07/23/2023 09:33 (2), 07/23/2023 09:36 (11), 10/16/2024 03:31 (25), 04/25/2025 09:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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